In studio: Alanah Pearce, Jody Macgregor, Lee May, Candi Payne & Razor.
Alanah gives us the lowdown on all the cool stuff she saw at EB Expo 2015, including Playstation VR and Star Wars Battlefront. Lee and Razor review SMITE (PC, Xbox One)
Lee and Razor have a lengthy discussion about Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – one of the year’s most eagerly anticipated titles. Jody talks us through Warhammer 40,000 – Regicide, a chess game with a twist of space-marine.
In studio: Razor, Candi Payne, Jody Macgregor and Alanah Pearce
Alanah and Razor talk about Mad Max, the first videogame starring the iconic Australian wasteland dweller. Candi Payne reviews Lara Croft GO, a mobile puzzle game starring everyone’s favourite tomb raider.
Lee reviews Submerged (PC), a third person combat-free game where you explore the mysterious ruins of a flooded city. Razor talks Grow Home, a quirky climbins-simulator about a robot trying to climb a giant plant back to it’s home planet.
Blues and Bullets is a noir adventure that rewrites the story of Eliot Ness – leader of the Untouchables – and the legendary gangster Al Capone. This week, Lee plays the first episode. Jody gives us his impressions of the Might and Magic Heroes VII beta.
In studio: Jody Macgregor, Candi Payne, Lee and Razor.
It’s our Radiothon special celebrating 4ZZZ’s “mid-life crisis” and 40 years on-air… so we go retro! We review Pac-Man 256, the latest version of the iconic arcade smash hit by Crossy Road developer Hipster Whale. King’s Quest is a modern “re-imagining” of the classic point and click adventure game, starring Christopher Lloyd and an all-star voice cast. We review Chapter 1: A Knight to Remember (we’ll return to it later for a discussion about the complete game). Razor presents a special segment on The History and Culture of Pinball , featuring Riff Randall and Chelle McIntyre.
We review Splatoon, the competitive shooter that replaces “pain” with “paint” (Wii U). Candi talks us through Lost Within, a first person horror game for iPad.
In studio: Razor, Lee, Jody Macgregor & Candi Payne.
Alex Norton and Nathan Hall of Fluffy Knuckleduster join us for a chat about the origins of their brand new development studio and their first game, Wizzed Off.
Tim and Nick of Earthwork Games join us in studio for a chat about their upcoming game Forts. Forts is a real-time physics-based strategy game of construction and destruction, in which players fight over the last of earth’s natural resources. Lee reviews The Swindle, a steampunk heist roguelike.